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CARICOM PLEASED WITH OUTCOMES OF UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean and UK Foreign Ministers ended their two days of intense and frank discussions on Sunday afternoon with expressions of satisfaction with the 31-point Plan of Action that reflected the outcomes of the Seventh UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum. “It is not about talking about talk, but acting on talk…” affirmed Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA 20 JANUARY 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to add my voice of welcome to this the Seventh UK-Caribbean Forum. The tenacity exercised by the Caribbean and the UK in seeing this Meeting convened after two postponements is testimony to the importance placed by both sides on this Forum. But equally important is the context of this Forum.…
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WELCOME REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON KARL HOOD, FOREIGN MINISTER OF GRENADA AT THE RECEPTION /OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL FORUM GRENADIAN-BY-REX RESORTS POINT SALINES GRENADA, FRIDAY 21 JANUARY 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Welcome to the Caribbean most fragrant island – the Isle of Spice! Grenada is extremely pleased to be host of the 7th UK Caribbean Forum. We are indeed heartened to have in our midst the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and his delegation. For most of you, this is your first visit to…
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UK PLEDGES GREATER SUPPORT FOR THE CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) This British Government will not turn its back on the Caribbean. This assurance was given by the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, the Rt. Hon William Hague as he addressed the opening ceremony of the Seventh Biennial UK-Caribbean Forum in Grenada on Friday night. In a brief speech, Foreign Secretary Hague told an audience of…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA 20 JANUARY 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to add my voice of welcome to this the Seventh UK-Caribbean Forum. The tenacity exercised by the Caribbean and the UK in seeing this Meeting convened after two postponements is testimony to the importance placed by both sides on this Forum. But equally important is the context of this Forum.…
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WELCOME REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON KARL HOOD, FOREIGN MINISTER OF GRENADA AT THE RECEPTION /OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL FORUM GRENADIAN-BY-REX RESORTS POINT SALINES GRENADA, FRIDAY 21 JANUARY 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Welcome to the Caribbean most fragrant island – the Isle of Spice! Grenada is extremely pleased to be host of the 7th UK Caribbean Forum. We are indeed heartened to have in our midst the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and his delegation. For most of you, this is your first visit to…
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SG ACCREDITS FIRST CZECH AS EU AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday received the credentials of His Excellency Robert Kopecky as the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to CARICOM. The Ambassador, a national of the Czech Republic, is the first Ambassador to the Region appointed from an EU Member State rather than from the European Commission directly.…
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CARICOM COLLABORATES IN PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) support to Haiti, expands in 2012 with its agreement to support the public health education activities of the international Organization for Migration (IOM) and Radio Boukman a community radio station styled “the voice of Cite Soleil”. the radio initiative is being conducted through edutainment; learning through a medium that both educates…
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CARICOM POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH EU JUST AS IMPORTANT AS DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION – SG TELLS NEW EU AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday emphasised that the political and diplomatic dimensions of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) relations with the European Union were of equal importance to development cooperation. Speaking at an accreditation ceremony for the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU) to CARICOM, His Excellency Robert Kopecky, the Secretary-General said: “I…
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SG AND STAFF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMENCE FORMAL ENGAGEMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, on Tuesday17 January formally commenced dialogue on staff matters with the executive of the CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association. President of the Staff Association, Mr. Timothy Odle, signalled the Association’s “full support” to the Secretary-General particularly at a time when new initiatives were about to be rolled out…
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